Spring Bank Wood
✦ Ancient woodland15 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome15 ha
Getting here
54.62709, -1.35846
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Beech, Ramsons, Elder +2 more foraging species
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Primrose, Wood Anemone, Beech +13 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — Common Darter, Southern Hawker, Broad-bodied Chaser +15 more · last seen 2025
Free
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km52 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 14Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 14National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
West Stockton - TownCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN 1 Tees to TyneCycling route▾
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route902 m▾
Named routeRef 14Length 902 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 14Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
12,218 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
12,218 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springwinter
2025▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Wren +40
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- TealAnas crecca
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Linaria cannabina cannabinaLinaria cannabina cannabina
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common GullLarus canus
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐝Insects14 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Azure Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird +9
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Globeflower · Honeysuckle · Primrose · Lesser Celandine · Dog's Mercury +39
- GlobeflowerTrollius europaeus2025
- HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- BeechFagus sylvatica2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,218 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springwinter
2025▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Robin · Wren +40
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MagpiePica pica
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- TealAnas crecca
- Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Linaria cannabina cannabinaLinaria cannabina cannabina
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common GullLarus canus
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐝Insects14 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Darter · Azure Damselfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Harlequin Ladybird +9
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
Globeflower · Honeysuckle · Primrose · Lesser Celandine · Dog's Mercury +39
- GlobeflowerTrollius europaeus2025
- HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025
- PrimrosePrimula vulgaris
- Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
- Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
- BeechFagus sylvatica2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Emperor Dragonfly
Emperor Dragonfly
Anax imperator
Anax imperator
Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaCheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaCreeping Buttercup
Creeping Buttercup
Ranunculus repens2025
Ranunculus repens2025
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2025Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025BrambleRubus fruticosus2025Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2025Common Spike-rushEleocharis palustris2025Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2025Heath MilkwortPolygala serpyllifolia2025Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella2025Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas2025BulrushTypha latifolia2025BulrushTypha latifolia2025Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2025Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2025Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2025Bulbous RushJuncus bulbosus2025Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2025Broad-leaved PondweedPotamogeton natans2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025HeatherCalluna vulgaris2025SanicleSanicula europaea2025SanicleSanicula europaea2025Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2025Compact RushJuncus conglomeratus2025Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2025Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2025Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2025Common SallowSalix cinerea2025Common SallowSalix cinerea2025Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2025Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2025Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025Soft-rushJuncus effusus2025Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2025Slender St John's-wortHypericum pulchrum2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025Pedunculate OakQuercus robur2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2025Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2025Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2025BroomCytisus scoparius2025BroomCytisus scoparius2025Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2025Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025AshFraxinus excelsior2025False OxlipPrimula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha2025False OxlipPrimula veris x vulgaris = P. x polyantha2025Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2025Common Yellow-sedgeCarex demissa2025Grey AlderAlnus incana2025Grey AlderAlnus incana2025GorseUlex europaeus2025GorseUlex europaeus2025CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2025Bladder-sedgeCarex vesicaria2025Bladder-sedgeCarex vesicaria2025False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2025False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2025Luzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congesta2025Luzula multiflora subsp. congestaLuzula multiflora subsp. congesta2025TormentilPotentilla erecta2025TormentilPotentilla erecta2025Tufted-sedgeCarex elata2025Tufted-sedgeCarex elata2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025HawthornCrataegus monogyna2025Events & activities nearby
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